the unsung heroines of sports history

Claire Smith was the
first African American female newspaper reporter to cover Major League
baseball on a daily basis. Smith often refers to her defining moment, which
came in the 1984 National League Championship Series between the Chicago
Cubs and San Diego Padres. She was physically removed by players from the
Padres clubhouse after Game One. While the situation was eventually
resolved, thanks to Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, it left scars
for a number of years. #theunsungheroines